![[Screenshot 2024-06-21 at 3.03.19 PM.png]] *Image by Nate Davis* The Information Architecture Common Set, developed by [[Nate Davis]] at DSIA, is a framework for understanding the work of an information architect. It consists of a set of probes and constructs. Probes – understanding business intent, user intent, and system content – are the basic tasks needed to understand any information system. Constructs – information organization, information relationship, and navigation – are the high-level projects needed to establish order within an information system. At the center of the model is context, meaning the business, system, and societal variables that impact and are impacted by the probes and constructs. Finally, Nate labels each probe and construct with a number from 1-6, representing an order for performing each step of the framework "that has tested well in practice." The full poster can be found [here](https://methodbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/information-architecture-common-set1.pdf), and Nate's article introducing the common set is [here](https://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/01/putting-ia-theory-into-practice.php). --- **Relates to**: [[information architecture|IA]], [[IA Schools of Thought]], [[Nate Davis]]